Johnny, a neighbor who is not a merchant under the Uniform Commercial Code, offers to buy a car from Mark for $30,000.   Mark asks Johnny for some time to think about it. Johnny says sure. He writes on a piece of paper that he will keep the offer open for two weeks.  A week later Johnny sees another car he would rather buy. He […]

Topic: Why do they do it? For this discussion board, you will take on the role of a policy adviser for the Department of Corrections in your local jurisdiction. At a community meeting, someone asks you to explain the various factors that might explain why sex offenders do the things they do. Your thread must discuss a competing theory from the textbook readings (Psychological, Psychiatric, […]

  Based on your readings for this week write a response in at least 250-300 words to the following prompt: In discussions of criminal law, wrongful acts are sometimes classified as mala in se (wrong in themselves) or mala prohibita (wrong because they are prohibited). Crimes that are wrong-in-themselves are objectively and universally wrong – they have always, everywhere, been wrong and will continue to […]

While on routine patrol for the Any Town Police Department you notice a group of what appears be three underage male teenage kids and one female teen standing alongside the outside wall of a local convenience store in a poorly lit area. Since it is 1 AM in the morning on a Thursday night, which is in violation of your city ordinance regarding curfew, you […]

13-year-old boy living in urban poverty with his mother and six younger siblings is currently getting in trouble at school. He has never been in trouble before. But the teachers say he is becoming belligerent toward authority figures, sloppy in his schoolwork and ignoring friends he has had since kindergarten. He also is beginning to come to school with eyes glassy, bloodshot, half shut, a grin on […]

Empirical research has the potential to have profound impact on crime prevention and control. Such research can lead researchers to abandon ill-conceived policies and facilitate the development of new policies that may more effectively control crime or have a less disparate impact upon different populations. For example, research on the crack/cocaine sentencing disparity, established by the U.S. Sentencing Commission in the 1980s, reveals how these […]

In this assignment, you will refer back to the three handouts indicated below and answer the questions associated with them. You will find these handouts linked within the Unit II Study Guide. Both items listed below will be responded to within the same document which you will then submit. The response to each item will consist of at least 200 words each, and any sources […]

For this assignment, you will select 1 entity (company, organization, or governmental agency related to your field of study ( CRIMINAL JUSTICE) and perform an analysis of its use of its Web site and social media pages, searching for the strengths and weakness, advantages and liabilities, and general effectiveness of its online presence.  For the second part of the assignment, you will conduct research online […]

Murray is a fourth generation antique collector. His family immigrated to the Americas during the Irish Potato Famine and put aside every penny earned towards finding and buying Celtic collectibles. Murray was on a trip to Cape Breton last summer when he wandered into an antique store and saw a rare Celtic stein on the shelf next to a bunch of other less notable ceramic […]

Good faith means all parties to an acquisition acted honestly, fairly, and without malice. Have you ever sold a car to a private party? Let’s say, for example, you completed all the DMV requirements (including signing over the title or pink slip). The private party provides you with a check for the sale. You deposit the check into your account and in a few days later […]